Musculoskeletal Radiology: Page 55

MRI screening finds more cancer in Li-Fraumeni syndrome patients

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Researchers from the U.S. National Cancer Institute have discovered a greater-than-expected rate of cancer following baseline whole-body MRI screenings for people with Li-Fraumeni syndrome, according to a study published online August 3 in JAMA Oncology.

August 2, 2017

Study: Vertebroplasty use declines

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Utilization of vertebroplasty has significantly declined since 2009, due to the publication of studies that expressed concerns about the procedure, according to a new study by the Harvey L. Neiman Health Policy Institute published online August 1 in the Journal of the American College of Radiology.

August 2, 2017

Samsung NeuroLogica upgrades portable CT scanner

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Samsung NeuroLogica has launched BodyTom Elite, a 32-slice, full-body portable CT scanner.

July 25, 2017

WhatsApp works well for pediatric ortho trauma

By Brian Casey

Researchers in Israel are finding new clinical uses for WhatsApp, the popular global text messaging platform. Reading images sent to smartphones via WhatsApp showed good agreement with the same images being read on a PACS workstation for pediatric orthopedic surgeons, according to a new study in Pediatric Emergency Care.

July 23, 2017

EOS makes executive moves

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Orthopedic digital radiography developer EOS Imaging has named Mike Lobinsky to the newly created position of president, North America, and Pierre Schwich to the post of chief financial officer.

July 18, 2017

EAN 2017: Smartphone use can damage median nerve

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Need another reason to take a break from your smartphone? Heavy users of smartphones can experience damage to their median nerves, potentially resulting in carpal tunnel syndrome, according to a poster presentation at this week's congress of the European Academy of Neurology (EAN) in Amsterdam.

June 27, 2017

Stryker to acquire Novadaq for $701M

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Orthopedic device firm Stryker is acquiring all shares of surgical imaging developer Novadaq Technologies for $11.75 per share in cash, a total equity value of approximately $701 million.

June 19, 2017

SNMMI: SPECT shows brain changes in football players

By Wayne Forrest

DENVER - SPECT scans show changes in cerebral blood flow in retired professional football players that differ based on which position they played, according to researchers from the University of California, Los Angeles. The findings were presented on Monday at the Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging (SNMMI) meeting.

June 12, 2017

Concussion researcher nets $25M for CTE program

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Noted concussion researcher Dr. Julian Bailes has been awarded new grant funding of up to $25 million for research on traumatic brain injury and chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), according to an announcement on Sunday at the Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging meeting in Denver.

June 11, 2017

Carestream, CurveBeam partner on weight-bearing CT

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Carestream Health has partnered with imaging device vendor CurveBeam to support and facilitate education and research for weight-bearing CT.

June 5, 2017

CT detects frailty and predicts survival in elderly

By Eric Barnes

CT scans are going beyond identifying broken bones to detecting skeletal frailty in the elderly, and even predicting their ability to survive a fall, according to a study in the June edition of the American Journal of Roentgenology.

June 1, 2017

FDA OKs CurveBeam's conebeam CT

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

CurveBeam has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) 510(k) clearance for InReach, a conebeam CT imaging system primarily designed for the hand, wrist, and elbow, and lower extremities in nonweight-bearing positions.

May 8, 2017

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